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the long and short

noun the long and the short

usually, followed by of The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features. The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year.
Similar: digest, summary, upshot

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noun gist

Русский	самая суть samaja sutʹ

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@misc{the_long_and_short_2026,
  title = {the long and short},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20long%20and%20short},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}